As technology relentlessly forges ahead, design engineers also continue to search for sustainable solutions to benefit future generations and minimize negative effects on the environment. To that end, engineers at McMaster University are currentl...

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) opened its new hydrogen fueling station in Golden, Colorado on October 8 to coincide with National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. This particular date was chosen since its numerical...

View the results of the 2015 Machine Design Engineering Salary Survey as we take a closer look at the numbers and offer insights into the typical engineer, the current workplace environment, the future of the industry, and other trends that affect...

Sound hasn’t exactly made waves as a desirable resource for renewable energy, but Boeing sees its potential. The aircraft designer, manufacturer, and vendor recently announced a system that lines airport runways with acoustic-wave collectors that...

Refinery seals, industrial abrasive slurry seals, and other applications in the oil and gas industries regularly must endure high temperatures and corrosive environments. To help withstand such conditions, Morgan Advanced Materials developed ...

Backed by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), IHI NeoG Algae LLC began cultivating a 100-m2 pool of Botryococcus brounii for research and development purposes at its Yokohama, Japan site in 2011. These days...

As promised in my previous post ‘Get Ready for Clean Energy from New Nuclear’ – the Clean Power Plan was announced today. If you don’t want to read the detailed plan then I suggest reading this very informative overview.
In the plan, Nuclear t...

You already know that low-cost, clean, affordable, and abundant energy is the silver bullet to solving some of the world’s biggest problems. If we had this type of energy, we could solve issues like clean water, waste water treatment, municipal w...